The Home Page for Donald & Marilyn O'Hair

Welcome to the home page for the O'Hairs from La Jolla, California, USA. La Jolla is in southern California about 70 km north of the Mexico border on the Pacific Ocean and is a surburb of San Diego.
Updated 9 August 2006

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We have many travel interests:

Over the past 23 years we have met many friends in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, UK, and the Netherlands. We enjoy touring countries on the back roads and stay out of big hotels. Marilyn speaks French, and Don speaks German. We are "at home" in the small villages and non-English speaking inns. For us that is the only way to travel and to meet people.

We especially enjoyed our month in 1994 when we traveled in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.

In the summer of 1995 we stayed in the Loire Valley for a week for a French student reunion. After that we stayed with the Shermans (see below) in a bed and breakfast near Carcasonne, France operated by a couple from San Francisco ( see their web page). From there we went to Regensberg, Germany and then Hannover to stay with our friends there. From Hannover we took a train to Copenhagen where we toured the Scandinavian countries for two weeks. Part of that tour was 5 days on the Coastal Express ship from Kirkenes, Norway to Berger, Norway. That exploration of the Norwegian fiords was spectalcular.

During October of 1996 we were in Ireland again. This time it was County Meath with its pre-historic burial sites, Waterford and the fine crystal, County Cork with Kinsale town and the south coast. We stopped at the O'Hair Castle in Templemore in County Tipperary to meet Hal and John O'Hair. Then from Chester England came our daughter's in-laws, the Shermans (pictured below) . We met in Limerick and then we explored the Dingle Peninsula and the Ring of Kerry together. Before returning to the Shannon Airport to come home, we drove through the Burren and then wandered up the west coast of Ireland in County Clare and County Galway. We looked west from Clifden to wide expanse of the Atlantic. We returned from Ireland with a deep appreciation for nature.

During the past few years we have stayed in southern France, in a small town near Uzès, named Arpaillargues. There is a great place to stay in an apartment - for a week or for a month or more. To check it out, go to Mas de Rey.

In 2003 we also have stayed in an apartment east of Aix-en-Provence called Provence for You. It is operated by a couple who have created a wonderful enviroment for a vacation. We highly recommend it. Martina is German and Claude is French and they they both speak excellent English. They are located near a town called Bras. Check out their site at Provence for You.

We enjoy hearing from persons seeing our Home Page and finding out more about them and what traveling they have done and what they think is important to do and see when traveling.

What do the O'Hairs do beside travel?